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#413D4D

Charcoal · dark cool gray

About #413D4D

#413D4D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.0); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #494D3D — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #413D4D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.50:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green61
Blue77

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 9.0
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #413D4D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #413D4D.
10.50:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #413D4D.
2.00:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413D4D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413D4D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3A3F4E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3A3F4D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3F3F42

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413D4D?

#413D4D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #413D4D?

Use white text. White on #413D4D has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413D4D?

Its complementary colour is #494D3D, and analogous partners are #3D414D and #493D4D.